fascinate – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of fascinate

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to fascinate
Participle: fascinated
Gerund: fascinating

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ifascinate
youfascinate
he;she;itfascinates
wefascinate
youfascinate
theyfascinate

Perfect

Ihave fascinated
youhave fascinated
he;she;ithas fascinated
wehave fascinated
youhave fascinated
theyhave fascinated

Past

Ifascinated
youfascinated
he;she;itfascinated
wefascinated
youfascinated
theyfascinated

Pluperfect

Ihad fascinated
youhad fascinated
he;she;ithad fascinated
wehad fascinated
youhad fascinated
theyhad fascinated

Future

Iwill fascinate
youwill fascinate
he;she;itwill fascinate
wewill fascinate
youwill fascinate
theywill fascinate

Future Perfect

Iwill have fascinated
youwill have fascinated
he;she;itwill have fascinated
wewill have fascinated
youwill have fascinated
theywill have fascinated

Subjunctive

Present

Ifascinate
youfascinate
he;she;itfascinate
wefascinate
youfascinate
theyfascinate

Perfect

Ihave fascinated
youhave fascinated
he;she;ithave fascinated
wehave fascinated
youhave fascinated
theyhave fascinated

Imperfect

Ifascinated
youfascinated
he;she;itfascinated
wefascinated
youfascinated
theyfascinated

Pluperfect

Ihad fascinated
youhad fascinated
he;she;ithad fascinated
wehad fascinated
youhad fascinated
theyhad fascinated

Conditional

Present

Iwould fascinate
youwould fascinate
he;she;itwould fascinate
wewould fascinate
youwould fascinate
theywould fascinate

Perfect

Iwould have fascinated
youwould have fascinated
he;she;itwould have fascinated
wewould have fascinated
youwould have fascinated
theywould have fascinated

Imperative

youfascinate
weLet's fascinate
youfascinate

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam fascinating
youare fascinating
he;she;itis fascinating
weare fascinating
youare fascinating
theyare fascinating

Perfect

Ihave been fascinating
youhave been fascinating
he;she;ithas been fascinating
wehave been fascinating
youhave been fascinating
theyhave been fascinating

Past

Iwas fascinating
youwere fascinating
he;she;itwas fascinating
wewere fascinating
youwere fascinating
theywere fascinating

Pluperfect

Ihad been fascinating
youhad been fascinating
he;she;ithad been fascinating
wehad been fascinating
youhad been fascinating
theyhad been fascinating

Future

Iwill be fascinating
youwill be fascinating
he;she;itwill be fascinating
wewill be fascinating
youwill be fascinating
theywill be fascinating

Future Perfect

Iwill have been fascinating
youwill have been fascinating
he;she;itwill have been fascinating
wewill have been fascinating
youwill have been fascinating
theywill have been fascinating

Conditional

Present

Iwould be fascinating
youwould be fascinating
he;she;itwould be fascinating
wewould be fascinating
youwould be fascinating
theywould be fascinating

Perfect

Iwould have been fascinating
youwould have been fascinating
he;she;itwould have been fascinating
wewould have been fascinating
youwould have been fascinating
theywould have been fascinating

Other

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1598, "bewitch, enchant," from M.Fr. fasciner, from L. fascinatus, pp. of fascinare "bewitch, enchant," from fascinus "spell, witchcraft," of uncertain origin. Possibly from Gk. baskanos "bewitcher, sorcerer," with form influenced by L. fari "speak" (see fame). The Gk. word may be from a Thracian equivalent of Gk. phaskein "to say;" cf. also enchant, and Ger. besprechen "to charm," from sprechen "to speak." Earliest used of witches and of serpents, who were said to be able to cast a spell by a look that rendered one unable to move or resist. Sense of "delight, attract" is first recorded 1815.
2. Borrowed from Latin fascinātus, perfect passive participle of fascinō (“to enchant, bewitch, fascinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), itself of obscure origin.

Verbs referencing "fascinate"

Finnish with old forms fasinoida.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] questions after the first score or two, and in particular pleaded ignorance respecting the name of the fur whereof the coat was made. I am unable to say whether this was the reason, but that coat fascinated him afterwards; he usually kept close behind me as I walked, and moved as I moved, that he might look at it the better; and he frequently dived into narrow places after me at the risk of his life, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] fancy,—seemed inexhaustible. In her play-hours, she invariably had every child in the establishment at her heels, open-mouthed with admiration and wonder,—not excepting Miss Eva, who appeared to be fascinated by her wild diablerie, as a dove is sometimes charmed by a glittering serpent. Miss Ophelia was uneasy that Eva should fancy Topsy's society so much, and implored St. Clare to forbid it. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Henrique, the eldest son of Alfred, was a noble, dark-eyed, princely boy, full of vivacity and spirit; and, from the first moment of introduction, seemed to be perfectly fascinated by the spirituelle graces of his cousin Evangeline. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)